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I watched this film a couple months ago on vacation with a bunch of friends. We all rented a giant house on a river known for great kayaking, tubing, etc. We voted on what movie to rent late one night and, despite the male contingent voting against AYTGIMM, it won anyway. It was a lot better than I expected -- the casting was spot-on -- and felt like a throwback to a simpler time, before cynicism, social media and gun violence dominated the airspace. It was refreshing and laden with nostalgia. I never questioned being Jewish in my own young life. Then again, I didn’t question all that much in the world until I went away to college....see, nostalgia!

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Steve, out in nature with good friends is likely the optimal spot to watch this film. Definitely harkened back to more innocent times and how we forget that kids still have these same questions but now gravitate to TikTok and YT shorts for answers

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yeah, it's kind of a double-edged sword, no? It's great that kids have access to so much information, especially if their parents are not a safe resource for understanding their bodies. But they also haven't learned how to differentiate fact from fiction yet (and it seems most adults haven't either), so determining misinformation is a major challenge.

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Spot on. On a separate thread but related, I started watching "Depp v Heard" with my son on Netflix and it was a catalyst for a healthy and better informed discussion on this very salacious story. Last year when everything unfolded, we each firmly entrenched on our stances and this caused us to both take a step back and see the circus for what it was - a very deliberately staged story that served the accuser, Depp, but did the opposite for Heard. While we can't really know what's truth there, we can analyze the media frenzy, how each side was painted and the fact that strategically Depp's team inviting cameras into the courthouse helped his case.

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I reread the book before the movie came out and while I remembered much of it, I somehow forgot the whole religious part of it, which is honestly kind of the MAIN THING. I think I was just a Very Certain tween when I read it, so the idea that someone would have questions about faith or not have some kind of religious upbringing was unthinkable to me. But that landed so much more strongly with me as an adult who has a lot more questions than answers.

Beautiful movie. I hope it has a good life on streaming services.

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Thanks for sharing Alise. I honestly don’t even think I had the self awareness at that age to connect that this was a character I could relate to. It’s only in my journey as an adult and a mom that I’ve reconciled all this. Thats the beauty of these stories. I too hope it finds a long and lucrative life on the streamers

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